Joseph Marciniuk [Йосиф Марцинюк], (b. 1903; d. 1983 in Cleveland, OH). A former Canadian who in the late 1930s co-directed, along with Rev. Volodymyr Sluzar, the choir at St. Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Montreal, Quebec). Afterwards, Marciniuk came to the U.S. and by 1947 he was directing the choir at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church in New York City. In 1948, he founded the “Bandura” Male Chorus at St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Woonsocket, RI. Ultimately, he settled in Parma, OH, and served at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral during the 1960s and 1970s as cantor and choir director.
Timeline
1930s: St. Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Montreal, Quebec).
1947: St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church (New York, NY).
1948: Founded “Bandura” Male Chorus at St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Woonsocket, RI).
1958-1971; 1973-1982: St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Parma, OH).
Scores
Composer: Y. Kyrychenko.
Creator: J. Marciniuk.
Date created: April 5, 1946.
Location: New York, NY.
Description: Liturgical prayer.
Composer: A. Lvov.
Creator: J. Marciniuk.
Date created: October 15, 1946.
Location: New York, NY.
Description: Hierarchical blessing.
Христос воскрес (Christ Is Risen)
Composer: A. Vedel.
Creator: J. Marciniuk.
Date created: April 1946.
Location: New York, NY.
Description: Tropar for Pascha.
Composer: O. Koshetz.
Creator: J. Marciniuk.
Date created: ca. 1949.
Location: Woonsocket, RI.
Description: Liturgical hymn.
